2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, December
Dundee managed to take a point from Arbroath at Gayfield Park to end their three-game losing streak. Desperate for an end to their winless run, Dundee put on a terrific first-half performance against on-form Dunfermline, making it 4–1 just after the second half began. Despite playing against 10 men for the majority of the second half, Dundee once again collapsed defensively, letting their opponents claw back. The Dee however managed to hang on and survive with a 4–3 victory. The positive momentum continued with an away clean sheet win against Partick Thistle. Dundee closed out the year with a very respectable performance and draw away to league leaders and rivals Dundee United, being the first team to take points off of them at Tannadice, and moved up to third place for the new year.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, January
Despite having a great opportunity to gain further ground in the league in a home game against 2nd-placed Inverness CT, Dundee once again capitulated in a big game, losing 0–2 in a poor performance. After their game against Ayr United was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, Dundee played their next game against Motherwell in the Scottish Cup. The Dark Blues yet again fell at the first hurdle in the cup and were soundly beaten by their Premiership counterparts. The following week only continued the dismal play, as Dundee were completely dominated once again and failed to score for the third consecutive game in a 2–0 loss to Dunfermline that would have been far worse if not from some good saves by keeper Jack Hamilton.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, February
After bringing in new faces in January, Dundee headed to Cappielow to face Morton. Despite taking an early lead and Morton going down to 10 men, Dundee again couldn't capitalise and could only take home a point, that along with other results dropped them down to 6th place. Dundee finally found some positive form the following week, with a comfortable 2–0 win at home against bottom side Partick Thistle, with Kane Hemmings scoring a brace.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, February
Dundee were able to continue their positive swing in momentum with their first win at Palmerston Park in just over 6 years and a second consecutive clean sheet, with Jordon Forster's strike providing Dundee the win and pulling them equal on points with 2nd-placed Inverness CT. The weather however proved too big of a match-up the following week for Dens, leading to Dundee's game with Arbroath to be postponed.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March
Despite another impressive performance at home to Alloa which saw Dundee's third consecutive clean sheet, missed chances led to a goalless draw. Dundee would extend their run to four straight clean sheets with help from a Conor Hazard penalty save, but yet again would not find the net themselves in another 0–0 draw away to Ayr United. In the reverse fixture 3 days later, the Dark Blues made their chances count, combining a fifth straight clean sheet with 2 goals to again best their play-off rivals.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March, Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy
Unfortunately, Dundee's season and Scottish football's season as a whole were brought to a screeching halt on 13 March, when it was announced by the SPFL that due to the global coronavirus pandemic, all future games for the season would be postponed indefinitely. The initial suspension for all Scottish football was to last until 30 April, until a further update on 9 April postponed all games until 10 June at the earliest. On 8 April the SPFL proposed a vote to end the 2019–20 SPFL season (excluding the Scottish Premiership due to complications with UEFA), with all 42 SPFL member clubs voting on behalf of their current league.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March, Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy
The vote was mired in controversy however, as it was revealed that one Championship club's vote, later discovered to be Dundee's, was one of only a few not received by the SPFL's requested deadline on 10 April. The SPFL released the received votes at 17:00, indicating that one more vote from a Championship club either for or against the proposal would decide the result, incidentally making Dundee's vote the deciding one. Despite initial outcry regarding meeting the requested deadline, league rules indicated Dundee had 28 days to give their vote. Prior to the vote, Dundee were expected to vote against the proposal, and earlier on the day of the vote had released a statement that, while not directly stating what they intended to vote, indicated displeasure with the proposal.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March, Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy
The day following the vote, Inverness CT chief executive and former Dundee CEO Scot Gardiner claimed that Dundee, Inverness and Partick Thistle had all been in agreement prior to the vote that all three clubs would all go against the proposal. Gardiner said all three clubs circulated their votes, and that Dundee supposedly sent their vote in before the 17:00 deadline on 10 April, and shared an image of a filled in voting slip signed by Dundee's Managing Director, John Nelms.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March, Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy
When news spread that Dundee's vote had not yet been received by the SPFL, Dundee's club secretary Eric Drysdale informed the others that he had been instructed not to resubmit Dundee's vote, as it was now the casting vote and therefore held more power. The SPFL meanwhile claimed that it had not yet received a vote from Dundee. After a few days of uncertainty regarding the club's intentions, Dundee released a statement on 15 April which made clear their request for serious consideration for league reconstruction was required in order for the club to agree to the proposal. Later that day, the SPFL announced that the proposal had officially been accepted, indicating Dundee had in fact approved it, thus terminating their season effective immediately. Their statement also included a commitment to consult on potential league reconstruction via an expanded Premiership.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary, March, Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy
On 24 April, an SPFL-commissioned investigation concluded that there was 'no evidence of impropriety'.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Competitions, Scottish Championship
Dundee will play against Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South in the 2019–20 Championship campaign, playing each team four times, twice at home and twice away.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Competitions, Scottish Championship
Season was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving 9 games unplayed.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Competitions, Scottish Cup
As a Premiership side the season prior, Dundee will enter the Scottish Cup in the Fourth Round.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Competitions, Scottish League Cup
Dundee will be top seeded in the draw for the Scottish League Cup group stage, and will face off against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Raith Rovers, Peterhead and Cove Rangers in Group D of the tournament.


2019–20 Dundee F.C. season, Competitions, Scottish Challenge Cup
Dundee will enter the Scottish Challenge Cup in the Third Round.


2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Dundee United's 111th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It was their fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2015–16 season. United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup. On 15 April, the SPFL voted to end the lower leagues in Scottish football due to the coronavirus pandemic and as a result Dundee United were declared champions and secured promotion to the Premiership after four years in the Championship.


2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 7th in the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 Championship season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings. The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over.


2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
During the 2019–20 season, Dunfermline used twenty-nine different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender Aaron Comrie made the most appearances, playing thirty-four out of a possible 35 games. Kevin Nisbet scored the most goals, with twenty-three in all competitions.


2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Goalscorers
During the 2019–20 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 57 goals in all competitions.


2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third-year head coach Keith Dambrot, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Dukes finished the season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournament were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Due to the closure of the Dukes' normal home of UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (formerly Palumbo Center) for major renovations, the team used three venues for its home games—Kerr Fitness Center at La Roche University in the northern suburb of McCandless, UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in the northwest suburb of Moon Township, and PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.


2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2018–19 season 19–13, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball Cup
The 2019–20 Basketball Cup is the 52nd edition of the Netherlands' national basketball cup tournament. This was the first season the competition was known as Basketball Cup instead of NBB Cup, as the national federation changed its name from NBB to Basketball Nederland. On 12 March 2020, competition was suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was made prior to the final, which was to be played by Donar and Aris Leeuwarden.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball Cup
On 20 December 2020, it was announced that the final would not be played and no champions were named for the first time in the cup's history.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball Cup, Format
In the first, second and third round teams from the Dutch second, third and fourth division participate. From the fourth round, teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the competition. Quarter- and semi-finals are played in a two-legged format. When a team form a tier lower than the DBL played a DBL team, one win is sufficient for the latter to advance to the next round.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball Cup, Final
On 19 February 2020, the DBL announced the final was to be played in MartiniPlaza in Groningen on 29 March.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball League
The 2019–20 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 60th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 28 September.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball League
On 12 March 2020, the season was postponed until 31 March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 March, the DBL announced to suspend the competition to at least 2 May. On 20 March, the DBL cancelled the rest of the season while naming no champion. Landstede Hammers qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) based on the standings at the time.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball League, Format changes
From this season, the DBL adopted FIBA's home-grown players rule. Teams need to have at least 4 (for a 10-man roster) or 5 (for a 12-man roster) home-grown players on their roster. Due to this new rule, the previous limitation of maximum five foreign players, is dropped.


2019–20 Dutch Basketball League, Teams
On 4 May 2019, the DBL announced all nine teams from the last season would return, excluding Dutch Windmills which was dissolved. TBG Dragons from Nijmegen was planning to make its debut season, depending on the club being able to meet all license requirements. On 28 June, the DBL announced the Dragons withdrew.


2019–20 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2019–20 Dynamo Dresden season is the 70th season in the football club's history and 4th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 9th overall.


2019–20 Dynamo Dresden season, Season summary
Dynamo Dresden competed in the 2. Bundesliga, having finished 12th during the previous season. On 2 December 2019, following a 2–1 defeat to Holstein Kiel, the club parted company with manager Cristian Fiél. On 10 December 2019, Markus Kauczinski was appointed as his successor. The club finished bottom on 32 points, and were relegated to the 3. Liga.


2019–20 Dynamo Dresden season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Dynamo Dresden season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 EBU Player of the Year Championship
The 2019–20 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's sixth season. As per previous years, points were set to be accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020; However, COVID-19 led to the delay or cancellation of several events (as detailed below), leading to the season being declared incomplete.


2019–20 EBU Player of the Year Championship, Summary of Results
Standings after four events are shown below. Due to COVID-19, the season was declared incomplete with no winner. It is unknown as to whether the Crockfords Cup finals, set to take place in September 2021, will contribute to these unofficial results.


2019–20 EBU Player of the Year Championship, Summary of Results
This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 74 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold. NH indicates Not Held.


2019–20 ECHL season
The 2019–20 ECHL season was the 32nd season of the ECHL. The regular season began in October 2019 to and was set to conclude in April 2020 with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-six teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled for 72 games.


2019–20 ECHL season
On March 12, 2020, the league announced that the season has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 14, the league cancelled the remainder of the season.


2019–20 ECHL season, League business, Annual Board of Governors meeting
The annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting was held at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from June 17 to 21, 2019. The Board approved of a rule change extending overtime from five minutes to seven minutes in the same three-on-three sudden death format used since the 2015–16 season. In addition, the Board approved a rule change for the 2020 Kelly Cup Playoffs regarding players on NHL or AHL contracts. Should such player have played 260 or more regular season games, they must have played a minimum of five games in the AHL that season in order to be eligible for the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs. The rule does not apply for players on ECHL contracts.


2019–20 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
The 2020 ECHL All-Star Game was held on January 22, 2020, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The All-Star Classic retained the four team, 3-on-3 player tournament style used the previous season, including two teams made from the Wichita Thunder (named Team Bolts and Team Hammers) and one team for each conference's All-Star players. In addition to the ECHL All-Star players, each team also had a player from the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association with Dani Cameranesi, Kali Flanagan, Gigi Marvin, and Annie Pankowski taking part in the festivities.


2019–20 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
In the round-robin, the Team Bolts went 2–0–1, Team Hammers went 1–1–1, and both conferences went 1–2–0. The skills competition took place in between rounds of the tournament. The Tulsa Oilers' J.J. Piccinich won the fastest skater event, the Idaho Steelheads' Brady Norrish won the hardest shot event, and the Atlanta Gladiators' Tommy Marchin won the accuracy shooting event. The results of the skills competition re-seeded the teams for the semifinal round where the Eastern Conference tied Team Bolts 4–4 and the Western Conference defeated the Team Hammers 4–1. The Eastern Conference All-Star team then defeated the Western Conference 4–2. The Florida Everblades' Logan Roe was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.


2019–20 ECHL season, Standings
x  - clinched playoff spot,  y  - clinched regular season division title,  z  - Brabham Cup (regular season) champion


2019–20 ECHL season, Postseason
At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in each division would have qualified for the 2020 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. However, as the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the playoffs were not held. At the time of the cancellation, six teams had already clinched playoff berths: the Allen Americans, Cincinnati Cyclones, Florida Everblades, Newfoundland Growlers, Reading Royals, and South Carolina Stingrays.


2019–20 ECHL season, Awards
Due to the season being cancelled, only individual regular season awards were given as the team-based awards were incomplete.


2019–20 EFL Championship
The 2019–20 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format. Leeds United won the title, with West Bromwich Albion following in second. Brentford finished closely in third, only to be beaten in the playoff final to 4th placed Fulham by a narrow 2–1 victory at Wembley.


2019–20 EFL Championship, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The season was halted, following a decision on 13 March 2020 to suspend the league after a number of players and other club staff became ill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial suspension was until 4 April, which was then extended until 30 April. On 13 May, following a meeting, the clubs decided to continue with the season with plans for players to return to training on 25 May.


2019–20 EFL Championship, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
In May, 1014 tests were carried out across all of the English Football League and funded by the clubs. Two people from Hull City returned positive results. Later in May, Elliott Bennett of Blackburn Rovers tested positive for the virus as did two unnamed players from Fulham. In further tests, Jayden Stockley of Preston North End tested positive as did one unnamed person from both Cardiff City and Middlesbrough. On 31 May, the EFL stated plans to restart the league on 20 June, with the play-off final being scheduled for around 30 July, subject to safety requirement and government approval being met.


2019–20 EFL Championship, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 7 June, two Championship clubs reported one person each to have tested positive of coronavirus, during the latest round of testing. A total of 1,179 people were tested in the duration of four days and those tested positive were required to self-isolate, as per EFL guidelines. On 8 June, the first round of fixtures was released. The first set of fixtures following the restart was scheduled for 20 June with the first fixture being Fulham against Brentford with a 12:30pm kick-off.


2019–20 EFL Championship, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
In a further round of testing on 8 June, Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill tested positive for the virus having tested negative in five previous rounds of testing. A practice game between Stoke and Manchester United was called off at short notice with the Stoke players already in United's Carrington training ground.


2019–20 EFL Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 EFL Cup
The 2019–20 EFL Cup was the 60th season of the EFL Cup. Also known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, the competition was open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.


2019–20 EFL Cup
Manchester City were the two-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2019, and won their third consecutive title, defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Access
All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access was distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system. For the first two rounds, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Access
In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs and all League One, and League Two clubs entered. Due to their financial crisis, Bury were later withdrawn from the competition and ultimately expelled from the EFL. Sheffield Wednesday, who were Bury's first round opponents, advanced to the second round automatically as a result.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Access
The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Cardiff City and Fulham (who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2018–19 Premier League season), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League entered.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Access
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers all received byes to the third round owing to their participation in European competitions.


2019–20 EFL Cup, First round
A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section. The draw was made by John Barnes and Ray Parlour on 20 June 2019.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Second round
A total of 50 teams played in the second round, including Fulham and Cardiff City from the Championship, as well as the Premier League clubs that are not involved in European competition. The draw was made on 13 August 2019 by Gary Neville and Paul Robinson.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Third round
A total of 32 teams played in this round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers entered in this round due to their European qualification. The draw was conducted on 28 August 2019 by Andy Hinchcliffe and Don Goodman. The ties were played on the week commencing 23 September 2019.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Fourth round
A total of 16 teams played in this round (none of which were Championship sides). The draw was conducted at Stadium MK by Andy Hinchcliffe and Don Goodman following the third round match between MK Dons and Liverpool on 25 September 2019. Ties were played in the week commencing 28 October 2019.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Quarter-finals
A total of eight teams played in this round. The draw was made on 31 October 2019, by David James and Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show. Ties were played in the week commencing 16 December 2019. Liverpool fielded a vastly inexperienced side for their fixture against Aston Villa and were managed by the under-23s boss, Neil Critchley, while the first-team squad participated in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar under Jürgen Klopp.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Semi-finals
A total of four teams played in this round. The draw was made on 18 December 2019, by Dennis Wise and Chris Kamara at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium. First leg ties were played in the week commencing 6 January 2020, while the second legs were played in the week commencing 27 January 2020.


2019–20 EFL Cup, Final
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2020.


2019–20 EFL League One
The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League One under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format.


2019–20 EFL League One
Newly promoted Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club. They could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date. The league operated with 23 teams for 2019–20, with three teams being relegated to League Two for the 2020–21 season, rather than the usual four. Bury did not fulfil any of their league fixtures for the season, as they were all postponed, so no results were expunged.


2019–20 EFL League One
Financially troubled Bolton Wanderers entered administration and had been threatened with expulsion but were saved in a buy-out on 28 August. Bolton failed to fulfil their fixture against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August. They called off the game 26 hours before kick off without informing the EFL nor Doncaster, claiming concerns over younger players' welfare. On 21 November, they were issued with a five-point deduction suspended for 18 months in relation to the Doncaster postponement, as well as a postponement in the 2018–19 season against Brentford in the Championship.


2019–20 EFL League One
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.


2019–20 EFL League One
On 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played behind closed doors.


2019–20 EFL League One, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 EFL League Two
The 2019–20 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format. On 13 March 2020, the EFL, alongside the FA announced the suspension of all domestic football until 3 April due to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic. On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.


2019–20 EFL League Two
On 15 May 2020, the clubs voted to end the season with immediate effect with the final table being determined on a points-per-game basis. No decision was made as to promotion and relegation. The play-offs would be played as normal. The decision meant Swindon Town would be crowned champions and would be joined by Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle in League One the following season.


2019–20 EFL League Two, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 EFL Trophy
The 2019–20 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status. Due to their financial crisis, Bury were expelled from the EFL and automatically eliminated from the competition as well.


2019–20 EFL Trophy
Portsmouth were the defending champions, and reached the final once again. Because, they were beaten on penalties by Salford City after a 0–0 draw. The final was held on March 13, 2021, having been delayed 11 months as the originally scheduled date of April 5, 2020 was just after suspension of English football due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup
The 2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 5 October 2019 to 24 May 2020. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Overview, Round and draw dates
All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Round 2
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Round 3
A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Round 3
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Last 16
The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows: The draw for the last 16 round was held on 26 November 2019.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Last 16
The first leg was scheduled for 8–9 February, while the second leg followed on 15–16 February 2020.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 18 February 2020. The draw will determine the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there is no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will be also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw will follow using the quarter-final pairings.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 21–22 March, while the second leg will follow on 28–29 March 2020.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Quarter-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup, Final four
The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 25–26 April 2020, while the second legs was supposed to follow on 2–3 May 2020, but it will be rescheduled and is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. ON 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 EHF Champions League
The 2019–20 EHF Champions League was the 60th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 27th edition under the current EHF Champions League format.


2019–20 EHF Champions League
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the knockout stage matches were postponed and later cancelled. The Final Four, which took place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, was moved from May to December and was contested by the top two teams from Groups A and B – Barça, Paris Saint-Germain, THW Kiel and Telekom Veszprém. As a result, reigning champions Vardar were not able to defend their title.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Format
The competition begins with a group stage featuring twenty-eight teams divided in four groups: Groups A and B contain eight teams, while Groups C and D contain six teams. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top six teams qualify for the knockout stage, with teams ranked 2nd–6th entering the round of 16 and the group winners advancing directly to the quarter-finals. In Groups C and D, only the top two teams advance to a compete in a two-legged play-off round, with the two winners going through to the knockout stage round of 16.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Format
The knockout stage includes four rounds: the round of 16, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the round of 16, twelve teams (ten from Groups A and B, and the two play-off winners from Groups C and D) are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The six aggregate winners of the round of 16 advance to the quarterfinals, joining the winners of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Format
In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Team allocation
A total of 35 teams from 21 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 12 June. The final list of 28 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 21 June.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Round and draw dates
The draw was held on 27 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria. The teams were drawn into four groups, two containing eight teams (Groups A and B) and two containing six teams (Groups C and D). The only restriction was that teams from the same national association could not face each other in the same group.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage
After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage were determined in the following manner:


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Playoffs
The top two teams from Groups C and D contested a playoff to determine the two sides advancing to the knockout phase. The winners of each group faced the runners-up of the other group in a two-legged tie.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage
The winners of Groups A and B would have advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the teams ranked 2nd–6th to the round of 16 alongside the playoff winners. After the cancellation of the last 16 and quarterfinals on 24 April 2020, the top-two placed teams from each group played the final four.


2019–20 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Final four
The final four was scheduled to be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 30 and 31 May but was rescheduled to 22 and 23 August 2020, and later to 28 and 29 December 2020. Because of the canellation of the last 16 and quarterfinals, the first two-placed teams from the group stage groups will play in the final four. The draw was held on 10 November 2020.


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage
The 2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage began on 11 September 2019 and was concluded on 1 March 2020. A total of 28 teams competed for 14 places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 EHF Champions League.


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 June 2019.


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage was determined in the following manner:


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking is determined as follows:


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 11–15 September, 18–22 September, 25–29 September, 9–13 October, 16–20 October, 30 October–3 November, 6–10 November, 13–17 November, 20–24 November, 27 November–1 December 2019. For Groups A and B, additional matchdays included, 5–9 February, 12–16 February, 19–23 February and 26 February–1 March 2020.


2019–20 EHF Champions League group stage, Playoffs
The top two teams from Groups C and D contested a playoff to determine the two sides advancing to the knockout phase. The winners of each group faced the runners-up of the other group in a two-legged tie.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage was scheduled to begin on 18 March with the round of 16 and end on 31 May 2020 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2019–20 EHF Champions League. A total of 14 teams would have competed in the knockout phase, including the top six teams from Groups A and B and the two winners of the playoffs between the top two teams from Groups C and D.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches would be played before June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Afterwards, it was decided just to play the final four.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Format
In the round of 16, the ten teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B plus the two winners from the playoffs between the top two teams from Groups C and D play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The six winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the winners of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top six teams from Groups A and B and the two playoff winners qualify for the knockout stage.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Round of 16
On 13 March 2020, the EHF announced that the round of 16 matches would not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Europe. A new competition schedule proposed by the EHF on 25 March foresees the first and second legs being played in the first week of June, with a cancellation deadline on 15 May. The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were rescheduled on 25 March 2020. The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020.


2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Final four
The final four was scheduled to be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 30 and 31 May but was rescheduled to 22 and 23 August 2020, and later to 28 and 29 December 2020. Because of the canellation of the last 16 and quarterfinals, the first two-placed teams from the group stage groups will play in the final four. The draw was held on 10 November 2020.


2019–20 EHF Cup
The 2019–20 EHF Cup was the 39th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the seventh edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that EHF Cup would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws will be held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage
The qualification stage consists of three rounds, which will be played as two-legged ties using a home-and-away system. In the draws for each round, teams are allocated into two pots, with teams from Pot 1 facing teams from Pot 2. The winners of each pairing (highlighted in bold) will qualify for the following round.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage
For each round, teams listed first will play the first leg at home. In some cases, teams agree to play both matches at the same venue.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 1
A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the first qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 16 July 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 1
The first legs were played on 31 August–1 September and the second legs were played on 7–8 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 2
The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
The draw of the EHF Cup group stage will take place on Thursday, 28 November 2019. The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are  8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, 29 February–1 March, 21–22 March and 28–29 March 2020.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
On 25 March 2020, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Group stage, Ranking of the second-placed teams
The top three second-placed teams will qualify to the quarter-finals. The ranking of the second-placed teams will be determined on the basis of  the team's results in the group stage.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-final pairings was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 31 March, in the EHF headquarters in Vienna, but due to the postponed matches of the group stage, EHF will announce any further updates accordingly. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 EHF Cup, Knockout stage, Final four
The eighth edition of the EHF Cup Finals in 2020 will be hosted by Füchse Berlin after the EHF Executive Committee decided to award the hosting rights to the German club at its meeting on 22 November 2019. The tournament was scheduled to take place at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, on 23 and 24 May 2020, but was rescheduled to 29 and 30 August 2020. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that in agreement with the organizers, Füchse Berlin, the MEN’S EHF Cup Finals scheduled for 29 and 30 August are cancelled. The tournament will not be carried out.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage
This article describes the group stage of the 2019–20 EHF Cup, a men's handball competition.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Draw
The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Draw
The draw of the EHF Cup group stage took place on Thursday, 28 November 2019.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Format
In each group, teams will play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top teams and the best three second-placed teams advance to the Quarter-finals. Teams are not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams will be ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams had scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Groups
The matchdays will be 8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, 29 February–1 March 2020, 21–22 March and 28–29 March 2020.


2019–20 EHF Cup group stage, Groups
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the EHF Cup group stage matches round 5 and 6 (21 to 22 and 28 to 29 March) matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 EIHL season
The 2019–20 EIHL season was the 17th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 7 September 2019 and was due to end on 29 March 2020, with the playoffs following in April 2020. The reigning league champions were the Belfast Giants, who won the title on the final day of the regular season, in 2018–19.


2019–20 EIHL season
On 13 March 2020, two weekends before the regular season was due to end, league officials cancelled all remaining matches due to be held; this was as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.


2019–20 EIHL season, Teams
After having eleven teams for the 2018–19 season, the league reduced to ten for the 2019–20 season. This was due to the Milton Keynes Lightning – who had finished bottom of the league – returning to the National Ice Hockey League. For the first time since 2011–12, the league did not feature Conference splits.


2019–20 EIHL season, League standings at time of cancellation
Each team was scheduled to play 54 games, playing each of the other nine teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points would normally be crowned the league champion.


2019–20 EIHL season, League standings at time of cancellation
However, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the season, it was agreed the season would finish without a league winner; Sheffield Steelers won the Challenge Cup; league leaders Cardiff Devils qualified for the 2020–21 Champions Hockey League.


2019–20 EIHL season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 8 March 2020. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.


2019–20 EIHL season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, at the conclusion of matches played on 8 March 2020, providing they had played 1080 minutes.


2019–20 ES Sétif season
In the 2019–20 season, ES Sétif icompeted in Ligue 1 for the 50th season. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.


2019–20 ES Sétif season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2019–20 ES Sétif season, Squad list
As of 15 August 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season
The 2019–20 season was the club's 100th season in existence. East Bengal FC formed in 1920, played its centenary season, competing in the I-League, Durand Cup and Calcutta Football League.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
East Bengal FC already announced the extension of the contract for 2 more years of their coach Alejandro Menéndez  before the last game of the season. They also announced the extension of the contract of their Physical trainer and assistant coach Carlos Nodar Paz  for 2 more years.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
East Bengal FC made the announcement of retaining core players of the 2018-19 I-League campaign for the next season starting with Brandon Vanlalremdika, Lalrindika Ralte, Borja Gomez and Samad Ali Mallick. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of Naorem Tondomba Singh  from NEROCA F.C. for a 4 years deal and Boithang Haokip  from 2018-19 Indian Super League champions Bengaluru F.C. on a 3-year deal.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 6 June, East Bengal FC announced the double signing of Pintu Mahato and Abhishek Ambekar from their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan on a 3 years and 2 years deal respectively. The duo would strengthen the squad for the upcoming season. East Bengal FC also announced the contract extension of star central defensive midfielder Kassim Aidara for another season, after a stellar performance in the I-League last season gaining coach Alejandro Menéndez's trust.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 8 June, controversy related to Jobby Justin newly emerged after the transfer saga to ATK was questionable and the AIFF passed the incident to the IFA disciplinary committee for their decision. The IFA after reviewing the documents announced that Jobby Justin has to play for East Bengal FC for the upcoming season to AIFF and now it is up to the AIFF to decide on the final fate of the last year's top scorer for East Bengal FC. However, the AIFF Players' status committee announced that Jobby Justin is free to play for ATK.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 12 June, East Bengal FC announced the contract extension of attacking midfield Jaime Santos Colado for 2 more years. The 24-year-old Spanish attacker scored 5 goals including a goal in the Kolkata Derby last season. On 13 June, East Bengal FC announced that UEFA pro-licensed former FC Barcelona Escola Technical Director Josep Ferré, popularly known as Coco, has joined as the Assistant Coach for the team until 2021. The very next day, East Bengal FC announced that former I-League winner with Bengaluru F.C., Goal-keeper Lalthuammawia Ralte has joined in the ranks on loan till the end of the season from ISL side FC Goa.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 26 June, East Bengal FC announced that assistant coach Bastob Roy will continue for the 2019–20 season and will also be the head of Youth Development. East Bengal FC also announced that Abhra Mondal would continue as the goalkeeper coach for the 2019–20 season. On 3 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 4th foreigner, Marti Crespi who played for Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the 2018-19 Indian Super League season.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
East Bengal FC also called in two young promising players, who recently impressed in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League, 23-year-old Salgaocar F.C. forward Ronaldo Oliveira, who became the top scorer with 23 goals and SESA FA defender Anil Chavan, to join the trails and if they can impress coach Alejandro Menéndez, they will be signed.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 14 July, East Bengal FC announced that promising defender Asheer Akhtar will join in for trials from Bengaluru FC. He was adjudged the "Upcoming Player of the season" by Bengaluru FC in 2017–18. On 20 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of Abhijit Sarkar on a season-long loan from ISL side Chennaiyin FC. Abhijit represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and also played for Indian Arrows in the 2018-19 I-League.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 4 August, East Bengal FC confirmed that Goanese forward Ronaldo Oliveira has signed for the club on a 3 years contract after impressing the coaching staff in the trials.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 6 August, East Bengal FC announced the singing of their 5th foreigner Marcos Jiménez from CD Atlético Baleares, who plays as a forward.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Pre-season overview
On 23 August, East Bengal FC completed their quota of foreigners as they announced the signing of Juan Mera Gonzalez from SD Leioa, who can play as a left-winger as well as attacking midfielder.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Kit
Supplier: Kaizen Sports  Sponsors:  Quess Corp  Co-Sponsor: Paragon; Mio AmoreEast Bengal FC launched its special Centenary year kit on 27 July 2019, as a tribute to the oldest kit found, and worn by the team in 1925–26.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC started their campaign for the season on 3 August against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup at the East Bengal Ground and won by 2–0, with goals from Jaime Santos Colado scoring from a freekick in the 85th minute and Bidyashagar Singh tapping home from a Samad Ali Mallick cross in the 91st minute.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC played Jamshedpur FC (R) on 6th at the East Bengal Ground in the next match in the 2019 Durand Cup and won by a convincing 6–0 margin, with Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh each scoring a brace and other two scored by Pintu Mahata and Boithang Haokip. Jaime Santos suffered an injury to his shoulder early in the first half and was taken off to avoid any risk.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC started off their 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division campaign on 9 August against George Telegraph S.C. at the East Bengal Ground, however, they faced a set-back as the Red and Gold brigade lost by a solitary goal scored by Justice Morgan in the dying minutes of the injury time. East Bengal FC fielded a rather weakened side, with 5 academy players in the starting eleven and just Martí Crespí in the lineup.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC faced Bengaluru FC next in the 2019 Durand Cup final Group A match on 14 August at the Salt Lake Stadium to secure a spot in the Semi-Finals. The visitors went ahead early in the game with an opportunistic strike from striker Ajay Chhetri. The Red and Gold brigade, however, rallied from behind in the second half with a brace from their academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh to win it 2–1 and top the group stages and enter the semi-finals.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC were supposed to face BSS Sporting Club in the 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division on 17 August however, the match was postponed since the Red and Gold brigade will be playing in the 2019 Durand Cup Semi-Final on 21 August, against the winners of Group D at the Salt Lake Stadium.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC faced Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the Semi-Finals of the 2019 Durand Cup and lost in the Penalty Shootouts by a 2–3 margin after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Samad Ali Mallick scored the first goal for the Red and Gold brigade, however, Marcus Joseph made no mistakes as he equalized for the visiting side in the dying minutes of the match after Mehtab Singh conceded a penalty by pulling down Henry Kisekka, resulting in the former being sent-off. 10 men East Bengal FC took the match to the tie-breakers but Lalrindika Ralte, Jaime Santos Colado and Naorem Tondomba Singh missed from the spot as Gokulam Kerala F.C. progressed into the final.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC faced BSS Sporting Club in the next match on 25 August in the 2019–20 CFL at the East Bengal Ground and won it by 2–1 margin with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh. William Opoku reduced the margin in the dying minutes from a penalty which was conceded as the ball struck Kamalpreet Singh's hand inside the box. Spanish striker Marcos de la Espada debuted in the match for the Red and Gold brigade and in the muddly playing conditions had a decent first outing.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, August
East Bengal FC played Aryan F.C. next on 28 August in the Calcutta Football League at the East Bengal Ground and won quite handsomely by a 3–0 margin with Lalrindika Ralte opening the scoring in the 40th minute and Jaime Santos Colado netting a brace in the second half. The Red and Gold brigade would have had a huge scoreline if not for the missed chances in the second half from Bidyashagar Singh, Samad Ali Mallick, Ronaldo Oliviera.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan next on 1 September at the Salt Lake Stadium in the first Kolkata Derby of the season. Coach Alejandro Menendez benched two top scorers Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh for the match, which ended in a goalless stalemate with both teams failing to break open the deadlock.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced Southern Samity in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 5 September at the East Bengal Ground and in a difficult underfoot conditions, emerged victorious by a 2–1 margin, with goals from academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh and star-man Jaime Santos Colado, both scoring their 7th goal of the season. Arjun Tudu reduced the margin for the visiting side but the Red and Gold brigade held onto the lead. East Bengal now has 10 points from 5 matches in the Calcutta Football League.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced Peerless SC in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 9 September at the East Bengal Ground and in a very hard-fought match, lost 0–1 courtesy of a penalty goal from Ansumana Kromah in the 65th minute. Marcos de la Espada's header hit the goalpost in the first half while Brandon Vanlalremdika and substitute Jaime Santos Colado failed to convert their chances as the Red and Gold brigade failed to take any point from the game.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC players and support staff were penalised by the IFA governing body for the after-match incident with the match referee. Captain Lalrindika Ralte and Mehtab Singh were both handed a match ban and 1 lakh Rupees fine, while team manager Debraj Chowdhury and goalkeeper coach Abhra Mondal were handed a year-long ban from all IFA competitions.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced Kalighat MS in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 12 September at the East Bengal Ground. After conceding a goal early in the 27th minute against the run of play, the Red and Gold brigade rallied from behind to score 3 goals, with Bidyashagar Singh equalizing in the first half then Pintu Mahata's shot deflected into the net off Lassine and then Jaime Santos Colado increasing the lead.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
Kalighat MS reduced the margin in the 82nd min to make the scoreline 3–2 but East Bengal team was fast to react as Jaime Santos scored again within a minute to take full 3 points from the match. East Bengal now stands 3rd in the table with 13 points of 7 matches.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC appealed to the IFA for the suspension of Manager and Goalkeeper coach and IFA has reduced the penalty of the duo as well as for the players. Manager Debraj Chowdhury and Goal Keeper coach Abhra Mondal are now just fined 75 thousand and their suspension is lifted, players  Lalrindika Ralte and Mehtab Singh's fines are also reduced to 75 thousand from 1 lakh Rupees.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced Bhawanipore F.C. in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 16 September at the Kalyani Stadium and in a tense game, the Red and Gold brigade twice went ahead, however, both times nullified by Bhawanipur to end 2–2. Pintu Mahata scored the opener early in the 7th minute to take a 1–0 advantage at HT. Kamo Stephane Bayi equalised for the visitors. Borja Gomez Perez again put East Bengal ahead in the 83rd min however again Jagannath Sana equalised just a minute later.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced NBP Rainbow AC in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 20 September at the East Bengal Ground and managed to edge past by a solitary goal by Marcos de la Espada from the penalty spot in the 35th minute. Samad Ali Mallick was adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant display down the right-wing.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC faced their rivals Mohammedan Sporting in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 26 September at the Salt Lake Stadium and in a potential title decided the Red and Gold brigade edged past the Black Panthers by 3–2 scoreline. East Bengal took the lead early as Pintu Mahata headed home brilliantly from a cross from Kamalpreet Singh in the 12th minute. Mohammedan Sporting was quick to react as they equalised in the 23rd min as Borja Gomez Perez deflected the ball into his own net from a setpiece movement.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
In the 43rd min, East Bengal won a penalty after Shaiful Rahman stopped the ball with his hand as it was going into the goal, hence getting a red card in the process; Jaime Santos Colado did no mistake in scoring from the spot to take a 2–1 lead at HT. East Bengal increased the lead in the second half as Marcos de la Espada tapped in from close range from a Lalrindika Ralte cross to make it 3–1.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
The men in Black and White did surge for a comeback with 10 men as they reduced the margin in the 83rd min as Arthur Kouassi scored. However, East Bengal held onto the lead and kept their title hopes alive with 20 points from 10 matches with a game to go.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, September
East Bengal FC was supposed to face Calcutta Customs in the last match of the 2019–20 CFL on 29 September at the East Bengal Ground however the match was abandoned due to unplayable conditions due to heavy rainfall, which caused water-clogging inside the playing arena. The match was rescheduled on 3 October at the Kalyani Stadium however East Bengal FC did not show up and Customs were given a Walkover.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, November
East Bengal FC had their pre-season for the 2019-20 I-League in October, after they withdrew from the 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. The Red and Gold brigade decided to play a set of pre-season friendlies against ISL sides before the start of the I-League. East Bengal FC played a friendly against 2018-19 Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC on 6 November at Bengaluru which ended 1–1. Marcos de la Espada opened the scoring early in the 4th minute, however, Edmund Lalrindika equalized for the home side from a long-range effort early in the second half to end the game in a stalemate.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, November
East Bengal FC played their second pre-season friendly against another ISL opponent, NorthEast United FC on 16 November, at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati which ended in a goalless draw.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, November
East Bengal FC played their third and final pre-season friendly against Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on 21 November, at the JFC Training Ground in Jamshedpur where they defeated the ISL team by 2–0 courtesy of goals from Abhijit Sarkar and Jaime Santos Colado to end their pre-season campaign before the start of the 2019-20 I-League.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, December
East Bengal FC began their 2019-20 I-League campaign against Real Kashmir F.C. on 4 December at the Kalyani Stadium. The match ended up 1–1 draw. Marcos de la Espada scored on behalf of East Bengal, and Juan Mera Gonzalez became Hero of the match.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, December
East Bengal FC travelled to Ludhiana to face-off with Punjab FC on 7 December for their second match of the campaign and failed to win again as the match ended 1–1 draw. Juan Mera González scored the equaliser in the 85th min to avoid the defeat.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, December
East Bengal FC travelled to Imphal for their third match of the 2019-20 I-League as they faced NEROCA F.C. on 10 December. The Red and Gold brigade managed to grab their first win of the campaign as the match ended 4–1 in favour of East Bengal. Jaime Santos Colado scored a brace while Juan Mera González and Marcos de la Espada scored the other two.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, December
East Bengal FC faced TRAU F.C. next on 14 December at the Kalyani Stadium and in a close game, managed to grab all 3 points as the Red and Golds won 2–1 with goals from Marcos de la Espada in the 17th minute and Marti Crespi in the 89th minute. Deepak Devrani had equalized for the away side in the 45th minute.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, December
East Bengal FC were supposed face their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata Derby of the 2019-20 I-League next on 22 December at the Salt Lake Stadium however the match was postponed citing security concerns by the police and home team Mohun Bagan.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
East Bengal FC will faced Churchill Brothers away on 4 January at the Fatorda Stadium and lost courtesy of a solitary goal in the 89th minute from Willis Plaza. This was the first defeat of the campaign for the Red and Gold brigade.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
On 8 January, East Bengal F.C. announced the signing of Abhash Thapa on loan from ISL side Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the season.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
On 14 January, East Bengal F.C. announced their second winter transfer signing as they hired Bengaluru F.C. attacking midfielder Edmund Lalrindika on loan for the rest of the season.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
East Bengal FC faced Gokulam Kerala F.C. at home on 15 January at the Kalyani Stadium and suffered their second defeat of the 2019-20 I-League campaign as they lost 3–1 to the Malabarians. Henry Kisekka, Marcus Joseph scored two while Marti Crespi scored an own goal as the visitors won the game. Kassim Aidara scored the only goal for the Red and Golds.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
East Bengal FC faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan on 19 January at the Salt Lake Stadium in the Kolkata Derby and faced their third defeat in a row as the Green and Maroons snatched a hard-fought 2–1  victory over the Red and Gold brigade. Joseba Beitia opened the scoring for the Mariners in the 18th minute. Baba Diawara increased the lead in the 62nd minute. Marcos de la Espada reduced the margin for East Bengal in the 72nd minute, however, they could find an equaliser with Juan Mera's shot hitting the crossbar was the closest East Bengal got.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
On 21 January, just 2 days after the Kolkata Derby defeat, East Bengal FC announced that coach Alejandro Menendez had resigned from his position due to personal reasons and taking responsibility if the poor performance of the team. The new coach will be announced within a few days.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
On 22 January, the East Bengal FC management announced a double signing: Liberian striker Ansumana Kromah and Monotosh Chakladar for the remainder of the season.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
Mario Rivera Campesino was appointed the new head coach on 23 January, a few hours later Alejandro Menendez left the city. Mario worked with the club in the previous season as the assistant coach and video analyst.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, January
East Bengal FC faced defending champions Chennai City F.C. on 25 January at Coimbatore and finally came back to winning ways with a 2–0 win courtesy of a goal each from Marcos de la Espada and Jaime Santos Colado who scored from the spot. This was the first clean sheet the Red and Gold Brigade achieved in the 2019-20 I-League campaign.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows on 1 February at the Kalyani Stadium in the next match and lost by 1–0, courtesy of a solitary goal by Vikram Pratap Singh in the 58th minute.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC played Aizawl F.C. next on 7 February at the Kalyani Stadium and lost once again by a solitary goal from Matias Veron in the 76th minute. This was their 5th defeat in 6 matches in the 2019-20 I-League campaign.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
On 12 February, East Bengal FC announced the signing of Spanish defensive midfielder Víctor Pérez Alonso for the remainder of the season.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC faced Punjab F.C. next on 13 February at the Kalyani Stadium and in an intensely fought game managed to share points after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Ansumana Kromah gave the lead for the Red and Gold brigade in the 9th minute with a long-range effort while Girik Khosla equalised for the visiting team in the 42nd minute to share the points.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows next on 17 February at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai and got back to winning ways with a 3–1 win courtesy of goals from Jaime Santos Colado in the 6th minute, Asheer Akhtar in the 62nd minute and Lalrindika Ralte in the 67th minute. Vikram Pratap Singh did equalize for the home team in the 54th minute before Asheer and Didika struck the two goals and secure the win.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC travelled to Imphal to face TRAU F.C. next on 23 January at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium and won their second game in succession after a brilliant second half display to rally from behind to win 4–2. Princewell Emeka scored the opener for the home side in the 18th minute. East Bengal FC scored 4 goals in the second half courtesy of 4 different scorers: Jaime Santos Colado, Kassim Aidara, Brandon Vanlalremdika and Marcos de la Espada. Oguchi Uche reduced the margin for the home side in the 86th minute.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, February
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers S.C. next on 29 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and in a fiercely competitive match managed to share points with a dying minute equalizer goal from Jaime Santos Colado to make it 1-1. Willis Plaza scored the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute for Churchill Brothers.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, March
East Bengal FC travelled to Kozhikode next to face Gokulam Kerala F.C. next on 3 March and drew 1-1 plying more than 35 mins against 10-men Gokulam Kerala FC side. Marcus Joseph opened the scoring in the 9th minute for the home side while Víctor Pérez Alonso equalised from the spot after Juan Mera was brought down in the  24th minute. Naocha Huidrom Singh was shown marching orders in the 49th minute for his second booking. Juan Mera and Victor Perez both struck the bar in the second half but could not find the winning goal as both teams shared the points.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, March
East Bengal FC signed back Costa Rican World Cup star and former defender Jhonny Acosta ahead of the game against Real Kashmir FC and released Liberian striker Ansumana Kromah to make way for him.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, March
East Bengal FC continued their travel to Srinagar next as they faced Real Kashmir F.C. on 9 March at the TRC Turf Ground and won by a solitary penalty goal in the dying minutes of the injury time by Víctor Pérez Alonso to snatch all 3 points and move up to the 2nd place in the league table. The game was ill-tempered and Real Kashmir FC had 3 players sent-off in the match while Edmund Lalrindika of Quess East Bengal FC was also given marching orders in the last seconds of the game which means he will miss the all-important Kolkata Derby next.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, March
East Bengal FC was supposed to face arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the second leg of the Kolkata Derby next on 15 March at the Salt Lake Stadium however due to the outbreak of COVID-19, all matches of the 2019-20 I-League has been suspended till 14 April until further notice. The revised schedule will be announced later.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, April
On 18 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All India Football Federation announced that the remaining matches of 2019-20 I-League will be cancelled and Mohun Bagan was awarded as the champions. No team was relegated, and the remaining prize money (apart from the champion's prize money) was equally divided among the 10 teams.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Season overview, April
On 26 April, East Bengal FC's prime investors Quess Corp announced they will be parting ways with the club after 30 April, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the "Force Majeure Clause".


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Calcutta Football League
Calcutta Football League fixtures were announced on 22 July 2019. East Bengal FC were supposed to start their campaign against George Telegraph S.C. on 31 July at the East Bengal Ground however fixtures were rescheduled due to unavailability of the stadiums and the first game was postponed to 9 August.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Durand Cup
On 8 July the fixtures were announced. East Bengal FC has been slotted into Group "A", along with Army Red, Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC. One team from each of the 4 groups to go through to the Semi-Finals.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Durand Cup
East Bengal FC topped the group stages winning all the matches however crashed out in the Semi-Final in the Penalty Shootout after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes against Gokulam Kerala F.C., who went on to win the 2019 Durand Cup defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the final.


2019–20 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Pre-Season Matches
In preparation for the 2019-20 I-League, East Bengal FC have decided to play a set of pre-season friendly matches against ISL opponents. The first match was against 2018-19 Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC, on 6 November in Bengaluru. East Bengal FC played NorthEast United FC in their second pre-season friendly match on 16 November at Guwahati. East Bengal FC played their final friendly against Jamshedpur FC on 21 November at Jamshedpur.


2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
The 2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by second year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as sixth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.


2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Wichita State.


2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 12th of the East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system.


2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League
The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May. These were subject to appeal, and the East Midlands Counties' constitution was subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 25 June.


2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to or from the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.


2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League, Premier Division
The following four clubs left the division before the season -


2019–20 East Superleague
The 2019–20 East Super League (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.


2019–20 East Superleague
The league was split into North and South regional divisions, both containing 10 teams playing each other three times for a total of 27 games. The winners of each division were due to play each other in a two-legged play-off to determine the overall champion. The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 25 April 2020. Lochee United were the reigning champions.


2019–20 East Superleague
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was indefinitely suspended on 13 March 2020. The season was officially cancelled on 10 April 2020 following a decision made by the East Region Management Committee, due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and the Scottish Football Association's decision to extend the football shutdown until at least 10 June 2020.


2019–20 East Superleague
On 16 April 2020 the East Region Management Committee declared the 2019–20 season null and void.


2019–20 East Superleague, Championship play-off
A two legged play-off was scheduled to take place at the end of the season to determine the overall East Region champions.


2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
On April 30, 2020, head coach Steve Forbes resigned to become the head coach at Wake Forest. He finished at ETSU with a five-year record of 130–43.


2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2018–19 season 24–10 overall, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. In the SoCon Tournament, they defeated Chattanooga in the quarterfinals, before losing to Wofford in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to Green Bay in the first round.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League
The 2019–20 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 6th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 27 July 2019. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League
The league reverted to a two-tier setup for the first time since 2015, featuring a Premier Division of 16 teams and a First Division containing two seeded parallel conferences each with 12 teams.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League
On 13 March 2020, the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak before it was officially curtailed on 24 April 2020. Bo'ness United were declared champions of the Premier Division on a 'points per game' method while Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle were declared winners of their respective First Division conferences.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League, Premier Division, Teams
The Premier Division contains the top five teams from each of the three Conferences in the 2018–19 season, the best 6th-placed team (Sauchie Juniors) and Whitehill Welfare who were relegated from the Lowland League.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League, First Division
The teams who did not qualify for the Premier Division, along with Glenrothes, were ranked according to their position and points in each Conference before being assigned into two seeded First Division Conferences A and B. Kinnoull later took the place of Eyemouth, who withdrew from the league.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League, First Division, Results
Teams in each Conference play each other twice, once at home and once away. Teams also play each team from the other Conference once (six home and six away), for a total of 34 games.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League, First Division, First Division play-offs
Play-offs were due to be held to decide the overall First Division winner, and if necessary the third team to be promoted to the Premier Division. These were subsequently cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 East of Scotland Football League, Notes
Club has an SFA Licence (as of July 2019) and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.


2019–20 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2019–20 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, was the 77th season in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division, Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League).


2019–20 Eastern Counties Football League
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.


2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville State in the first round of the OVC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.


2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to UT Martin in the first round of the OVC Tournament.


2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, EIU was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC.


2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.


2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the quarterfinals before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.


2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 2018–19 season 13–18, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. Due to tie-breaking rules, they failed to qualify to play in the OVC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.


2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Kent State.


2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Ball State.


2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2019–20 Eastern SC season
The 2019–20 season is Eastern's 65th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Eastern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season.


2019–20 Eastern SC season, Squad, First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Eastern SC season, Squad, First Team
Remarks:FP These players are registered as foreign players. LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.


2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. They finished the regular season at 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first).


2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
As the top seed in the conference tournament, they were slated to play ninth-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.


2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season at 16–18 (12–8 in Big Sky, third). In the conference tournament, EWU defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Montana.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 48th season including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA).


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Oilers advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season and lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the qualifying round.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season
The season also saw one of their roster players, Colby Cave die after suffering a brain bleed due to a colloid cyst after being in a coma for four days.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season
The Oilers started their season with a 3–2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on October 2. The Oilers had a 5-game winning streak, where they came back in all those games, that set an NHL record.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Oilers were defeated in four games by the Chicago Blackhawks in the qualifying round.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Transactions
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, Draft picks
Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.


2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season, External link
Media related to 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers season at Wikimedia Commons


2019–20 Eerste Divisie
The 2019–20 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-fourth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2019 with the first matches of the season and was scheduled to end in May 2020 with the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th-placed team from the 2019–20 Eredivisie. The season was temporarily halted in March 2020, then postponed for several weeks and later abandoned altogether due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and consequent Dutch government decision to disallow all large-scale events until 1 September 2020.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization, would remain forbidden at least until 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced the same day, the intention not to continue all remaining suspended competitions. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and next the consequences would be discussed with the clubs involved.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Teams
A total of 20 teams took part in the league. FC Twente gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by NAC Breda, who finished bottom in the 2018–19 Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk won the post-season playoff, and were replaced in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie by Excelsior and De Graafschap.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Teams
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 7 June 2018, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement to renew the football pyramid as of the 2019–20 season. Part of the Agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Standings
As the competition was cancelled, below is the situation on 9 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.


2019–20 Eerste Divisie, Standings, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2019–20 Eerste Klasse
The 2019–20 Eerste Klasse season was a season of the Eerste Klasse.


2019–20 Eerste Klasse, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.


2019–20 Eerste Klasse, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Eventually, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided not to resume competitions at the amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, initially no promotions and no relegations. All teams will start next season at the same level as they did this season.


2019–20 Eerste Klasse, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Following the cancellation, Meppeler Sport Club and Quick '20 gave up playing Sunday football to compete only on Saturdays and the KNVB promoted the four Hoofdklasse group leaders and two best runners-up to the Derde Divisie. A total of six Eerste Klasse clubs were promoted to fill vacancies in the higher league.


2019–20 Egypt Cup
The 2019–20 Egypt Cup was the 88th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It is sponsored by Tiger Chips, and known as the Tiger Egypt Cup for sponsorship purposes. It started with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and concluded with the final on 5 December 2020.


2019–20 Egypt Cup
Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek, who had won the last two titles, were eliminated by Tala'ea El Gaish in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat after extra time.


2019–20 Egypt Cup
Al Ahly defeated Tala'ea El Gaish in the final won the match 3–2 on penalties, after the original and extra time ended 1–1, winning their 37th Egypt Cup title.


2019–20 Egypt Cup
On 14 March 2020, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association to postpone all football activities in Egypt due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The initial suspension, until 29 March, was then extended multiple times until at least mid-July. On 2 July 2020, the EFA announced that football competitions in Egypt would resume, with the Premier League recommencing on 6 August, Second Division on 21 September and Egypt Cup on 30 September. The EFA also confirmed that all clubs' players and staff would be tested for COVID-19 before resuming training.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Participation
The Egypt Cup began with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams qualified from the Fifth Preliminary Round of the 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
The draw for the main competition was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 24 November 2019 and was broadcast live on ON Sport.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
The 32 participating teams were separated into 3 pots. Pot 1 included the 15th placed team from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League alongside the 3 promoted teams from the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division, Pot 2 included the top 14 teams from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League, and Pot 3 included all 14 teams who qualified to the competition through the qualifying rounds.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against each other, while teams from Pot 2 were drawn against teams from Pot 3.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
Similar to previous season, the Egypt Cup defending champions, Zamalek, and the Egyptian Premier League champions, Al Ahly, were placed in different paths; meaning that both teams can face each other only in the final.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Match rules
Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Match rules
All matches will be played on venues selected by the Egyptian Football Association except in the Round of 32, where matches will be hosted by the team drawn first.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Format, Champion qualification
The winners of the Egypt Cup will earn automatic qualification for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup. If they have already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League through their position in the Egyptian Premier League, then the spot will go to the cup runners-up. If the cup runners-up also qualified for an African competition through their league position, then the spot will be given to the fourth placed team in the league.